Wednesday, February 25, 2026
- Expected goals, BUF–NJD
- 3.0–4.0
- all situations, empty nets out
- NJD share of xG
- 57.2%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 30–28
- BUF–NJD
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Devils created more, 4.0 expected goals to 3.0, and lost 2-1 to the Sabres. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen saved 3.0 goals more than an average goalie would have on the same shots. Tage Thompson has a point in 5 straight games.
- Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenStole one
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen saved 3.0 goals more than an average goalie would have on the same shots. He stopped 27 of 28. It finished 2-1 for the Sabres.
- Tage ThompsonStreak
Tage Thompson has a point in 5 straight games. He has 31 goals this season. He played 19:19 and had three shots on goal. It finished 2-1 for the Sabres.
Shot attempts
Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.
Where the shots came from
3 goals from 92 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
Buffalo Sabres
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattias Samuelsson D | 24:15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.17 | 5 | 1 | 74 |
| Rasmus Dahlin D | 24:07 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.04 | 2 | 2 | 70 |
| Bowen Byram D | 23:08 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.01 | 0 | 2 | 52 |
| Owen Power D | 21:51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 43 |
| Alex Tuch R | 19:50 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.05 | 2 | 1 | 38 |
| Tage Thompson C | 19:19 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.34 | 1 | 0 | 47 |
| Ryan McLeod C | 17:34 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.39 | 0 | 1 | 53 |
| Jack Quinn R | 15:45 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.24 | 1 | 0 | 63 |
| Noah Ostlund C | 15:28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| Josh Doan R | 14:58 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.46 | 1 | 0 | 82 |
| Michael Kesselring D | 14:43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 1 | 69 |
| Josh Norris C | 14:33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | 82 |
| Peyton Krebs C | 13:41 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| Jason Zucker L | 13:28 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.76 | 1 | 1 | 54 |
| Tyson Kozak C | 12:04 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 3 | 0 | 61 |
| Beck Malenstyn L | 11:49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 67 |
| Josh Dunne C | 11:15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | 58 |
| Zach Metsa D | 8:16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
New Jersey Devils
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Nemec D | 22:23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 1 | 1 | 54 |
| Jack Hughes C | 21:25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Nico Hischier C | 21:11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.33 | 1 | 2 | 54 |
| Brenden Dillon D | 20:15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | 1 | 46 |
| Dougie Hamilton D | 20:02 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.07 | 2 | 3 | 40 |
| Timo Meier R | 19:47 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1.21 | 4 | 0 | 42 |
| Brett Pesce D | 18:50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 36 |
| Jesper Bratt L | 18:49 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.53 | 2 | 0 | 37 |
| Connor Brown R | 18:38 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.38 | 1 | 0 | 43 |
| Dawson Mercer C | 18:15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.45 | 0 | 1 | 59 |
| Jonas Siegenthaler D | 15:59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 0 | 1 | 41 |
| Johnathan Kovacevic D | 15:13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 2 | 33 |
| Arseny Gritsyuk R | 14:25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.08 | 0 | 1 | 37 |
| Lenni Hameenaho R | 12:31 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.16 | 2 | 1 | 52 |
| Cody Glass C | 11:53 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 51 |
| Nick Bjugstad C | 10:35 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
| Maxim Tsyplakov R | 9:20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| Paul Cotter L | 7:45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 | 3 | 0 | 50 |
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